Football Outsiders takes a look at two teams through the lens of Week 16. For the Bengals, a star-heavy approach has cost them in the passing game, and for the Chargers, even Antonio Gates can be dropped from the passing game.

Folks are excited about Brett Favre in Minnesota, but believe it or not, Tarvaris Jackson has some support in the Vikes' locker room; The Vick Experience in Philly thus far; and San Diego's closing window of opportunity.

Welcome to December and the fantasy football playoffs, and since there's no more trading and only a few more weeks left, we've come to the end of the road for the weekly blog entry that has been the end-of-season rankings. Hope you've enjoyed it as m...

When the San Diego Chargers linked together a five-game winning streak from Week 2 through Week 6, QB Philip Rivers set an NFL record by posting five straight games with a 120-plus quarterback rating. On the other hand, during their current three-...

Field Yates IDs the biggest fantasy football overachievers so far this season -- a.k.a. the players you should have drafted -- and studies the tape to determine whether they can sustain their success the rest of the way.

The NFL trading deadline has passed, and for those in ESPN standard leagues there are about two more weeks to go before you're stuck with what you've got. So why not make a deal? We're here to help with the end-of-season rankings, aiming to project v...

Carson Palmer ranked 21st in Mike Sando's offseason QB Tiers project, which polled 26 insiders from around the NFL. So far this season, he's 10th in the league in QBR. Which other QBs have over- or underachieved through the season's first half?

In ESPN The Magazine's College Basketball Preview, Peter Keating writes about the oft-overlooked notion of regression to the mean, which could influence fantasy owners who want to bet big on Andy Dalton in the second half.

It's safe to say that this season, the top of the rankings has seen more movement and variance from recent years, with injuries and surprising performances throwing fantasy owners for a loop. This week, the top wide receiver is the one moving down in...